Question 1

أين الفصول؟

Accepted Answer

نقدم حاليًا دروس مغامرات الجمعة في Wabash Trailhead:

فصل الغابة لمرحلة ما قبل المدرسة  
  التوصيل والتقاط @ Wabash Trailhead of Cherry Creek  
  2596 S Wabash St، Denver، CO 80231  
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Question 2

ما هي الفئات التي تقدمونها؟

Accepted Answer

تحقق من صفحة البرامج  هنا !(javascript:void(0)) 
 
 نحن نعرض حاليًا: 
 يوم المغامرة الكامل يوم الجمعة 
 يوم الجمعة 1/2 يوم المغامرة

Question 3

ماذا يحتاج طفلي لحضور الفصل؟

Accepted Answer

هذا الفصل في الهواء الطلق تمامًا!

سيحتاج جميع الأطفال إلى طبقات ملابس مناسبة للطقس لهذا اليوم - لا تقلق ، بمجرد التسجيل سنرسل لك دليلًا كاملاً حول ملابس طفلك لأيام المغامرة ، بما في ذلك بعض العناصر والمتاجر الموصى بها.

للحصول على دليل رائع لطبقات اللعب في الطبيعة ، راجع  هذه المشاركة  (https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ-6s6-gYPK/)!

سيحتاج الأطفال إلى وجبة خفيفة ، وتغيير كامل للملابس وطبقات إضافية ، وأكياس بلاستيكية أو قابلة لإعادة الاستخدام لملابس فوضوية.

Question 4

ماذا يحدث خلال فئة المغامرات؟

Accepted Answer

يرجى قراءة المزيد حول منهجنا التدريسي  هنا !

نلتقي كل يوم في دائرتنا الصباحية / نقطة التجمع بعد النزول ، ثم نتوجه إلى بقعة تعلم المغامرة الأولى لهذا اليوم. لدينا استراحة وتناول وجبة خفيفة في حوالي الساعة 10 ، ثم ننتقل إلى مكان التعلم الثاني للاستكشاف. نتناول الغداء في الساعة 12 ، وننتقل إلى (اصطحاب الطلاب لمدة نصف يوم) أو وقت الراحة في Tumfo Tu لطلاب اليوم الكامل. لدينا استكشاف بعد الظهر من 2-3 ، وننتقل من 2: 30-3!

Question 5

ماذا عن الطقس القاسي / القاسي؟

Accepted Answer

نحن برنامج خارجي بالكامل ، ونحن في الخارج تحت المطر والثلج والوحل وأشعة الشمس!

إذا كان الطقس خطيرًا بالنسبة للفئة العمرية للفصل بحيث تكون بالخارج طوال مدة الفصل (كما تم قياسه بالمنشأة التي تقدم البرنامج) 
 [فكر: ساعة تورنادو ، أو عواصف رعدية ، أو عواصف شتوية شديدة] ثم سنرسل إشعار إلغاء إلى جميع العائلات التي اشتركت في ذلك اليوم.

سوف نعرض إعادة جدولة أي فصل تم إلغاؤه بسبب الطقس غير الآمن.

Question 6

ما هي سياسة الإلغاء الخاصة بك cancellation؟

Accepted Answer

نريد أن يحضر أطفالك جيدًا وأن يتعلموا أين هم آمنون! 
 
  إذا ظهرت على طفلك علامات المرض ، أو كان يشتبه في تعرضه لفيروس كورونا ، فإننا نطلب منك إخبارنا ويمكننا العمل معك لإعادة جدولة الفصل الدراسي أو رد أمواله!  
 
 نحن برنامج خارجي بالكامل ، ونحن في الخارج تحت المطر والثلج والوحل وأشعة الشمس! 
 سوف نعرض إعادة جدولة أي فصل تم إلغاؤه بسبب طقس  غير آمن . 
 
 إذا لم تتمكن من إجراء الفصل الدراسي الذي اشتركت فيه في البداية ، لأي سبب من الأسباب ، فالرجاء إرسال بريد إلكتروني إلينا لمعرفة ما إذا كان يمكنك إعادة الجدولة لموعد آخر (المساحة غير مضمونة).

Question 7

Do you تقدم منحًا دراسية؟

Accepted Answer

نعم! 
 هدفنا هو زيادة إمكانية الوصول إلى برمجة الطبيعة. نقدم حاليًا خصومات ومنحًا دراسية. يرجى الاتصال بنا على   هنا  (mailto:info@wildriverschool.com) لمناقشة خيارات الدفع المرنة.

Question 8

How will I know if my kid is being prepared for Kindergarten or "School Readiness"?

Accepted Answer

This is a complicated question with a sophisticated answer.  We are happy to talk more in person or by phone.  In short, we focus on life long health, wellness and long term success based on current research. "School readiness" as currently measured at the end of pre-K and entering Kindergarten has been shown to be short sighted and the effects diminissh by the end of Kindergarten (See 2022 research below).  By the time your student is in 3rd grade, 6th grade, 9th grade and beyond, the imprinting they have in these early years in our program will have set them up for "readiness" in more important "below the tip of the iceberg" skills: Broad vocabulary, interest in language, curiosity, persistence, attentiveness, incidental learning, drive to learn, predictability, memory and self control.

You'll notice in our class schedule there are significant blocks of time for "play" and specifically Nature Play following dynamic and complex facilitation by trained teachers in a Nature Play Cycle.  This is well articulated in this video "The Ludic Process and Nature Play Cycle Webinar". (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkT8J2wUVG0)

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The challenges and complexities of facilitating "Play" while adhering to expectations of Kindergarten and school readiness is best explained in the 2022  longitudinal research (a study over 10 years) from Dr. Farran (https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2022-18712-001)about preschool education.  Her 10 year study and 50 years of background researching early childhood suggests we need to re-think our entire approach to typical preschools.

Reflecting on the study of indoor preschools focused on outcomes of students "prepared" for kindergarten with the ability to hold a pencil and recite letters, letter sounds and numbers, she comments:

"This content focus and the teaching strategies, I argue, result in a detachment of the tip of the iceberg from the deeper skills under the surface.  Thus, children can score well on school readiness skills at the end of pre-k – especially on those related to literacy – but not maintain any advantage by the end of kindergarten when all children attain these skills with or without pre-k experience.".

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I AM PROPOSING AN “ICEBERG MODEL OF EARLY DEVELOPMENTAL COMPETENCIES.” (https://dey.org/early-developmental-competencies-or-why-pre-k-does-not-have-lasting-effects/)

• The tip of the iceberg skills no longer symbolizes those under the surface.
 • They are no longer the visible and measurable aspects of more important competencies.
 • Only when the deeper skills are enhanced should we expect continued progress based on early experiences.
 • A very different set of experiences likely facilitates the development of those deeper skills.
 • We have known for many years that the developmental period between four and six years is a critical one.
 • Neuroscience confirmed the importance of this period for the development of the pre-frontal cortex.
 • The pre-frontal cortex is involved in many of the skills described in the model as being below the surface.

"Many nursery schools, high end childcare centers and special programs like Montessori, Waldorf and outdoor or “nature” preschools, among others, provide young children positive, enhancing experiences.  The desire of economically secure families to protect their children from the recent increased academic focus in early education extends to Kindergarten where higher income families are twice as likely to "redshirt" their children (holding them back a year) than lower income families.  If higher income families are concerned about the academic pressures on their young children and choosing to pay for programs that are positively affirming and very experiential in nature, why would we assume that young children from poorer families should be subjected to a completely different set of experiences?" Dr. Dale C. Farran has been researching early childhood for over 50 years.

Research and other experts referenced in this Characteristics of Primary Learners (https://eleducation.org/resources/characteristics-of-primary-learners)document reference the word "play" 22 times and only 8 times are from the section of "Young children learn through play".

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The other 14  out of 22 times play is mentioned are from other important sections.

We have depth of training and background from experts in EL Education (formerly Expeditionary Learning) and we have routines, rituals, activities and teacher facilitation that centers the concepts in the Characteristics of Primary Learners.(https://eleducation.org/resources/characteristics-of-primary-learners)

We understand that Play is the way children learn.  Our programs are designed to best supports their neural development for other important aspects of life long success as explained in Dr. Farran's research above.

Recapping the Characteristics of Primary Learners

• Young children find security in rhythm, ritual, and repetition.
 • Young children learn through play.
 • Young children want to belong to a community that is safe, beautiful, and good.
 • Young children explore the world with wonder.
 • Young children “understand” the world first through their bodies.
 • Young children seek independence and mastery.
 • Young children thrive in the natural world.
 • Young children use stories to construct meaning.
 • Young children seek patterns in the world around them.
 • Young children construct their identities and build cultural bridges.
 • Young children express themselves in complex ways.

References (https://eleducation.org/resources/characteristics-of-primary-learners)
Rhythm and Ritual
Poole, C., Miller, S.A., and Church E.B. (2014). Ages & stages: How children develop a sense of time. Retrieved from http://www.scholastic.com/teac... (http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/ages-stages-how-children-use-magicalthinking)
Burton, R. (2011). The experience of time in the very young. Retrieved from http://www.phenomenologyonline.com/sources/textorium/burton-rod-the-experience-of-time-inthe-very-young/ 
(http://www.phenomenologyonline.com/sources/textorium/burton-rod-the-experience-of-time-inthe-very-young/ )
Play
Brown, S. (2009). Play: How it shapes the brain, opens the imagination, and invigorates the soul. Avery: New York. Ackerman, D. (1999). Deep play. New York: Vintage Books. 
NAEYC (1996) Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs serving children from birth through age 8. Position statement. Washington, D.C: National Association for the Education of Young Children.
Belonging
Bower, N. M. (2013) Adventure, play, peace: Insights and activities for social-emotional learning and community building with young children. Bethany, OK: Wood N Barnes Publishing.
Howard, S. (2006). “What is Waldorf Early Childhood Education?” Gateways Fall/Winter. Waldorf Early Childhood Education Association.
Wonder
Gonya, J. Early childhood building blocks: Turning curiosity into scientific inquiry, Resources for early childhood, an online resource for Ohio educators. Retrieved from http://rec.ohiorc.org/orc_docu...
(http://rec.ohiorc.org/orc_documents/orc/recv2/briefs/pdf/0008.pdf)Chouinard MM. (2007). Children’s questions: a mechanism for cognitive development. Monogr. Soc. Res. Child Dev, 72(1):vii-ix, 1-112; discussion 113-26.
Bodies First
Flanagan, J. (2009). Sensory processing disorder. Pediatric News. Retrieved from
http://www.kennedykrieger.org/...
(http://www.kennedykrieger.org/sites/kki2.com/files/08-09.pdf)Montessori, M. (1948). The discovery of the child. Madras: Kalkshetra Publications Press.
Independence and Mastery
Copple, C., and S. Bredekamp, eds. (2009). Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs serving birth through 8. Washington: NAEYC.
Erikson, Erik H. (1959). Identity and the life cycle. New York: International Universities Press. 
Natural World
Sobel, D. (1996). Beyond ecophobia : Reclaiming the heart in nature education. Great Barrington, MA: Orion Society.
Louv, R. (2005). Last child in the woods: Saving our children from nature-deficit disorder. Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books Of Chapel Hill.
Pattern
Vygotsky, L. S. (1978). Mind in society: The development of higher psychological processes. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
NAEYC and NCTM (2010). Early childhood mathematics: Promoting good beginnings. Joint Position Statement, Washington, D.C.: National Association for the Education of Young Children.
Storytelling
Miller, S. and Pennycuff, L. (2008). The power of story: Using storytelling to improve literacy learning. Journal of Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives in Education. 1(1), 36 – 43.
Hamilton, M. and Weiss. M. (2005). Children tell stories: Teaching and using storytelling in the classroom. Katonah, NY: Richard C. Owen Publishers.
Egan, K. (1989). Teaching as storytelling. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Snow, C.E., Burns, M.S., and Griffin, P. (1998). Preventing reading difficulties in young children. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.

Identity and Culture
Brooker, L. and M. Woodhead, M. eds. (2008). Developing positive identities: Diversity and young children. Early Childhood in Focus (3). Milton Keynes, U.K.: The Open University.
Linda Espinosa (2010). Getting it RIGHT for young children from diverse backgrounds: Applying research to improve practice. Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children.
Parke, R. D., & Gauvain, M. (2009). Gender roles and gender differences. Child Psychology: A Contemporary Viewpoint. 7th ed. Boston: McGraw Hill, 2009. 475-503.
NAEYC (1995). Position statement on school readiness. Washington, D.C.: National Association for the Education of Young Children.
Expression
Heard, G. and McDonough (2009). A place for wonder: Reading and writing nonfiction in the primary grades. Portland, ME: Stenhouse Publishers.
Edwards, C. P. and Willis, L. M. (2000). Integrating visual and verbal literacies in the early childhood classroom. Early Childhood Education Journal. 27(4), 259-265.
Edwards, C.P., Gandini, L., and Forman, G. (1998). The hundred languages of children: The Reggio Emilia approach advanced reflections. Westport, CT: Ablex Publishing Corporation.

معلومات مهمة

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What should my child wear?

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ابق على اتصال وكن أول من يعرف متى تصبح البرامج الجديدة متاحة!

معلومات مهمة

What does a typical day at forest school look like?

What should my child wear? See our gear guide here

ابق على اتصال وكن أول من يعرف متى تصبح البرامج الجديدة متاحة!

What should my child wear?

See our gear guide here